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Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Activity Is Elevated by the Suppression of Its Degradation by Clofibric Acid in the Liver of Rats

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2007
A mechanism by which fibrates control stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) in the liver was studied. Treatment of rats with 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropionic acid (clofibric acid) or feeding of a fat-free diet markedly elevated hepatic activity of SCD. Both
Tomoaki Toyama, Naomi Kudo, Atsushi Mitsumoto, Yasuhide Hibino, Tadashi Tsuda, Yoichi Kawashima   +5 more
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Chemical and morphological diversity of foliar epicuticular waxes in economically important grain crops

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Plant epicuticular waxes play vital roles in mitigating environmental stressors. This study chemically and morphologically characterises foliar epicuticular waxes across monocot and dicot grain crops, identifying broad inter‐ and intra‐species differences in wax biosynthetic strategies.
R. J. Pachulicz, A. L. Phillips, L. H. P. Nguyen, B. R. Coad   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ONION2 Fatty Acid Elongase is Required for Shoot Development in Rice [PDF]

Plant and Cell Physiology, 2012
A plant's surface is covered with epicuticular wax, which protects plants from inappropriate environmental conditions such as drought and pathogen attack. Very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are the main component of epicuticular wax on the surface of above-ground organs.
Tsuda, Katsutoshi, Akiba, Takafumi, Kimura, Fumiko, Ishibashi, Mayu, Moriya, Chihiro, Nakagawa, Kiyotaka, Kurata, Nori, Ito, Yukihiro   +7 more
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Rat heart cannot synthesize docosahexaenoic acid from circulating α-linolenic acid because it lacks elongase-2

Journal of Lipid Research, 2008
The extent to which the heart can convert α-linolenic acid (α-LNA, 18:3n-3) to longer chain n-3 PUFAs is not known. Conversion rates can be measured in vivo using radiolabeled α-LNA and a kinetic fatty acid model.
Miki Igarashi, Kaizong Ma, Lisa Chang, Jane M. Bell, Stanley I. Rapoport   +4 more
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Cuticular Waxes in Altered Environments and Their Role in Leaf Water Loss Dynamics

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 11, Page 8014-8033, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Cuticular waxes undeniably form the primary barrier restricting uncontrolled water loss from leaves, yet the functional consequences of environmentally induced wax modifications for residual (cuticular) transpiration remain a matter of debate. This review summarises current knowledge on how major abiotic stimuli influence foliar cuticular wax ...
Lena Herzig, Lukas Schreiber, Paul Grünhofer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Elongase Gene And Production Of Δ9-polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent WO 2002/077213 A2) [PDF]

, 2002
The invention relates to a new elongase gene having the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 or its derivatives, to a gene construct comprising this sequence or its derivatives and to its use.
Napier, J. A., Lazarus, C. M., Qi, B., Lerchl, J.   +3 more
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New Elongase Gene And Production Of.delta. 9-polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Patent CA 2442010 C)

, 2013
The invention relates to a new elongase gene having the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 or its derivatives, to a gene construct comprising this sequence or its derivatives and to its use.
Napier, J. A., Lazarus, C. M., Qi, B., Lerchl, J.   +3 more
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Introgression Shapes Genetic Variation Associated With Humid Environments in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes From Saudi Arabia

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 19, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Introgression between genetically distinct populations generates variation that may promote adaptation to diverse environmental conditions. In the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the forest‐associated subspecies Aedes aegypti formosus (Aaf) underwent a domestication process approximately 5000 years ago, giving rise to the globally invasive, human ...
Abadi M. Mashlawi, Dario Balcazar, Sara A. Abuelmaali, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr, Mohamed F. Sallam, Hesham M. Al‐Mekhlafi, Catherine Walton, Andrea Gloria‐Soria   +7 more
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Expression of fatty acyl desaturase and elongase genes, and evolution of DHA:EPA ratio during development of unfed larvae of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) [PDF]

, 2011
The concentration of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) in neural tissues is known to be crucial for effective prey capture from the time of first feeding in marine fish larvae. Furthermore, tissues of tunids, including Atlantic bluefin
Morais, S. (Sofía), Ortega-García, Aurelio, Toucher, D.R. (Douglas R.), Toucher, J.A., Ortega, Aurelio, Aurelio Ortega, Mourente, G. (Gabriel), Tocher, Jamie A, Toucher, J.A. (Jamie A.), Ortega-García, A. (Aurelio), Tocher, Douglas R, Morais, Sofia, Toucher, D.R., Jamie A. Tocher, Gabriel Mourente, Mourente, Gabriel, Sofia Morais, Douglas R. Tocher   +17 more
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Calculated Desaturase and Elongase Activity Indices.

, 2019
Product/precursor ratio of the percentages of individual FAs represent desaturase and elongase activity indices: (A) C16:1n-7/C16:0 = Δ9-desaturase (D9D16), (B) C18:1n-9/C18:0 = Δ9-desaturase (D9D18), (C) 18:3n-6/C18:2n-6 = Δ6-desaturase (D6D), (D) C20 ...
Stephanie Adolph (4975112), Carola Schedlbauer (6494903), Axel Schöniger (6494909), Dominique Blaue (6494906), Herbert Fuhrmann (345746), Walter Brehm (5792732), Ingrid Vervuert (6494915), Claudia Gittel (6494912)   +7 more
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